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Release: NSAC Applauds Introduction of the Innovative Practices for Soil Health Act of 2024

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

The Act addresses climate change by making greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction planning an eligible conservation activity within EQIP, emphasizing the importance of environmental responsibility. For Immediate Release Contact: Laura Zaks National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition lzaks@sustainableagriculture.net Tel.

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Analysis: Tesla’s Bitcoin about-face is a warning for cryptocurrencies that ignore climate change

A Greener Life

A recent study in Nature concluded Bitcoin operations in China are on track to produce 130 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions in 2024 – more than the entire economy of the Czech Republic. Research shows most consumers are less willing to buy from a company that doesn’t take its environmental responsibilities seriously.

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DEP Testimony Provides Overview Of Budget Request, Progress On Permitting, Environmental Justice, Infrastructure Investments, PFAS, Watershed Cleanup, Climate, Clean Energy Initiatives

PA Environment Daily

Shapiro’s FY 2024-25 budget request-- Thank you, Chairman Harris, Chairman Grove, and members of the House Appropriation Committee, for inviting us here today. I’m Jessica Shirley, the Interim Acting Secretary for the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Our proposed budget also includes $1.1 million over the next four years.

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State “Climate Superfund” Bills: What You Need to Know

Law Columbia

In the first months of 2024, legislators in four states— Maryland , Massachusetts , New York , and Vermont —have pushed for legislation that would collectively require large fossil fuel producers and refiners to pay for hundreds of billions of dollars of state-level climate adaptation infrastructure.

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Policy News: December 20, 2021

ESA

This bill reauthorizes the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 through 2024, directs NOAA to provide block grants to states to support state coral reef management and restoration and establishes a National Coral Reef Management Fellowship Program, among other provisions. New York City to ban gas hook-ups in new buildings – The Independent.

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Sustainability Triumphs: A 2023 Year in Review with an Eye Toward Decarbonizing

Greenbuilding Law

As we sing Auld Lang Syne to 2023, a pivotal year for global sustainability efforts, it’s time to reflect on the strides made in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, particularly in the realm of the built environment, all as described in our top 10 most read blog posts of the year.

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Sen. Comitta: Let's Work Together To Address Climate Change, But Stop Rehashing The Same Old Arguments Against RGGI That Are Not Protecting Our Planet And Our People

PA Environment Daily

RGGI is wrong for Pennsylvania, and it is time to repeal this regulation and focus on putting forth commonsense, environmentally responsible energy policy that recognizes and champions Pennsylvania as an energy producer.” “Not It's happening because of economic drivers and the moral climate crisis we face. "I